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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : networkmanager (MDVSA-2011:171)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 61935
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Synopsis
The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Security issues were identified and fixed in networkmanager :GNOME NetworkManager before 0.8.6 does not properly enforce the auth_admin element in PolicyKit, which allows local users to bypass intended wireless network sharing restrictions via unspecified vectors (CVE-2011-2176).
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the svEscape function in settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.c in the ifcfg-rh plug-in for GNOME NetworkManager 0.9.1, 0.9.0, 0.8.1, and possibly other versions, when PolicyKit is configured to allow users to create new connections, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a newline character in the name for a new network connection, which is not properly handled when writing to the ifcfg file (CVE-2011-3364).
Instead of patching networkmanager, the latest 0.8.6.0 stable version is being provided due to the large amount of bugs fixed upstream. Also the networkmanager-applet, networkmanager-openconnect, networkmanager-openvpn, networkmanager-pptp, networkmanager-vpnc is being provided with their latest 0.8.6.0 stable versions.
The provided packages solves these security vulnerabilities.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 61935
File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2011-171.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks
Published: 9/6/2012
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Temporal Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64nm-glib-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64nm-glib-vpn-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64nm-glib-vpn1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64nm-glib2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64nm-util-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64nm-util1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnm-glib-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnm-glib-vpn-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnm-glib-vpn1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnm-glib2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnm-util-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libnm-util1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:networkmanager, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:networkmanager-applet, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:networkmanager-openconnect, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:networkmanager-openvpn, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:networkmanager-pptp, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:networkmanager-vpnc, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2011
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-2176, CVE-2011-3364
MDVSA: 2011:171